Saturday, 8 April 2017

IAN DOES IT AGAIN - AND AGAIN

The Ian
is Ian D Hall and he has written a splendid review of RUN THROUGH SIDE A and it is so special I am
choosing not to copy and paste it here It is too good for me Have you ever had that rare feeling? Well I've got it now

Of all
that might have been said about this small album Ian has revealed his truly
poetic nature and commented in ways that take me beyond the known me to a
different me For now I intend to hang on to it and try not to do anything to
scare it away

The
review could have only been written by a poet and in a previous post, on this
site, in response to Ian's review of MORE LIKE A RIVER I had said

'Fulfilling
the oft mentioned desire to discover that some of my songs had been heard and
liked by a complete stranger - along
came Ian D Hall - and this is surely the best liking I could have hoped for!'

Below is
his photograph and below that is a link to a review for Ian Hall's recently
published book Black Book: An Anthology, 2003-2015

Here are some comments from the News from Nowhere: Liverpool's Radical and Community Bookshop

An anthology of work
collected from the writing and performances of poetry by Ian D. Hall

Liverpool has always nurtured distinctive voices in its poetry, music and art. In this collection, Ian Hall - poet, performer, reviewer of film, theatre and music, founder of 'Liverpool Sound and Vision', graduate of English, and all-round local legend - sounds his voice with distinction, joining it to the city's resounding chorus of talents. Black Book moves us from the Armitage-like wit of 'One Day in Crewe' to the dark protest of 'Who's to Blame'; from Crosby beach in 'The Seagull' versus the Iron Men' to the American, Bourbon-scented whirl of 'Kerouac Dreams'. The versatility and range of these poems will take you and shake you, shifting from sonnet to free verse and back again, and from the poet's profound love for a Morris Minor to the deep myths of Eve and the Devil, Echo and Narcissus.To borrow a telling line, each poem is a 'sculpture of passionate sentiment: delicate yet enduring, often poignant yet also ruggedly tough.'

"Read on. Enjoy. May the music of this poetry fill you, every note."(Dr Michael Davies, University of Liverpool)

"Ian puts all the write words in the right places to produce profound poems."(John Gorman)

"Words build emotional bridges and skyscrapers. Poet Ian D. Hall uses the tools of his trade to convey past and future experiences. He has a solid foundation of work to build upon. A distinctive, sensitive voice using light, shade and colour to maximum effect."(Peter Grant)